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In the year 2016

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It’s that time of year when you reminisce the year that has passed. A lot has happened during the year in the world. Since this is a blog post and I write about things I like and my thoughts, I’m going to go down the memory lane. Luckily WordPress keeps stats so it’s easier to remember what I’ve written about. So here it goes. This is part 1.

January
Like any year, I don’t make any new years resolutions and I never plan ahead. Every year it’s the same, things happen you never thought would. Nothing is too obvious. Like Finland’s Juniors under 20 became world champions in ice hockey. Some of those players now have an NHL contract in their pockets. Personally I got a tablet and decided to join Instagram. Since I don’t have a smart phone, I’ve never been interested in it before.
In the end of the month my favorite tennis player, Novak Djokovice won his 11th Grand Slam in Australian Open.
The sad news was that pop icon David Bowie past away.

Most popular post: Boy bands and not so screaming fans

February
This month was quiet in my blog. I started a career coaching course which took all my time. In that course you learned about job searching and your own strengths. I wouldn’t say I learned anything new but it did give me a chance to get out of my comfort zone. Talking about comfort. Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. He’s been nominated so many times and never won. No one deserves it more than him.

Most popular post: A blessing and a curse

March
March was the most difficult one. I was still on the career coaching course and we were suppose to go to companies to ask for a work practise place. I felt so worthless because it was so hard for me to pick up the courage and when I finally did, they said no can do. Then I called a stranger and got an interview in a digital marketing company but I didn’t meet the person I should. It was quite useless because I got a no can do again. At least I saw a famous Finnish actor in the company.
Thoughts of changing my blog and updating About me page came to mind. It also turned 3 years old even if I had been on WordPress much longer than that.

Most popular post: Envy in small doses

April
The career coaching was finally over and the job search continued as usual. But I had thoughts of becoming a student again. I thought about trying to get an internship but I skipped that idea.
Without even realising it, I began writing more about myself on my blog than I thought I would. But I’m not sorry at all.
Another pop icon surprisingly died, Prince. That was a shocker indeed.

Most popular post: Life is full of disappointments

May
Creative things is my thing so I wrote why. Two of my favorite TV shows were coming to an end, Bones and Person of interest so soon there’s nothing on TV. I began to write poems because sometimes The daily post have some interesting words that I never knew about before. I write poems when I have nothing else to write about. They just comes naturally as I go along.
Finland’s ice hockey team didn’t win gold in world championships but silver which was disappointing for a while.
The sad thing about this month was that someone on Tumblr thought a female Bond is not a bad idea. Where is this world going to.

Most popular post: I’m creative because I can

June
My birthday on June 2 but age is nothing but a number anyway. I got the best birthday present yet and that’s Novak Djokovic finally winning Roland Garros after trying 3 times before this. I followed his career since 2008 and saw his struggles but it finally paid of on June 5.
The 6th season of Game of Thrones ended after waiting for it almost a year. How fast it went.
I belonged to the city and got to see St. Petersburg in the end of the month. Sorry, still haven’t finished that post about the trip. I hope I can still remember how it went.

Most popular post: One Line Sunday- Understand this and The struggle within me

To be continued…

Tallenna

Advent Calendar, Day 14

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elephant toy at a window
Nori watching the rain

Finding your place in this world is not only a teenage problem. Being an adult is no picnic either. Some find their place easily and some don’t. I’m the latter. I’ve never really known what I wanted to be. It always felt I’m behind in everything. The reason I’ve studied a lot was because I’ve never really felt I belonged anywhere. I’ve studied something I liked at first but then later realised it wasn’t for me. Maybe because my fellow students weren’t my kind of people. The atmosphere in a class room is very important to me. It’s nicer to study with nice people than with people who aren’t. I also get bored easily and my interests change.

I don’t feel comfortable anywhere really so it takes time for me to adapt in new surroundings. It’s easier now than it was when I was younger though. I do things that feel right and not what is realistic. That causes problems, like getting a job. I’ve been told my wishes are too unrealistic so I should do something else. But I prefer doing things I like and not how much I get paid. I’m not money driven. I rather have job that I like. Some say a job is a job (my mother said it) but I’m picky. There are jobs I can’t do, like cleaning because I have an atopic dermatitis and all kinds of strong detergent are bad for me. I’ve never wanted an ordinary job anyway. If you would see my CV, most of what I’ve studied are creative occupations. Even the subject I’m studying now, Web Design, is creative. If I was in an office job, I would be bored out of my mind.

It’s an inner struggle trying to belong somewhere so I stopped trying. I’m perfectly fine with not belonging anywhere. People come and go. I don’t like being detached to anyone. It’s much nicer to meet new people than keeping old ones. Even though old friends are comfortable, it’s not something I look for. I’ve never really had any friends so I’m kind of used to be on my own. Maybe I belong there, in my own world. Sometimes I scare myself for being so laid-back. But when I do stress about things that are difficult, I feel like giving up. I try to find solutions myself and hardly ask for help. First I’m an introvert and it’s hard to speak up. Secondly I’m used to do things by myself.

One place I know I belong to is the city I’ve been born and raised in. I won’t tell you where it is because you shouldn’t really say that on the internet. But I can tell it’s in Finland. When I’m studying in another city, it feels like I’m on another planet. But when I get back home again, I feel at ease. I know my hometown like the back of my back pocket and yet there’s so many places there I haven’t been in. That’s where I belong and that’s my place. Home sweet home, how I miss you so.

 

Advent Calendar, Day 10

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What is this?

This world is full of questions. Tough questions are the worse. Kids ask stuff. Adults ask stuff. It depends what you’re interested in. Questions never stop. When one question is answered, another question is asked. There are no right or wrong answers unless it’s scientifically proven. Opinions are a different matter. Those are not facts, it’s just a way of thinking.

There are questions no one knows the answer to. One of them is if there’s life after death. No one has lived to see it. We can wish there is something. If we do think there is, then it’s because we want to feel better. It’s easier to move on after someone dies when you think there is. Personally I hope there is a life after this. I don’t know if you can see the earth from heaven. Last night I watched ‘Thor’ and he could see the world from another dimension. In a way it would be kind of cool if our loved ones could see us but on the other hand it would be a bit disturbing. Imagine someone watching us from above when we’re doing something embarrassing. It would be quite creepy too. There’s CCTV for that.

My burning questions has always been, why do some people have more luck than others? Why am I never at the right place at the right time? Why do bad things happen to good people? Someone can live an unhealthy life and yet they get to live until 80 something. But when there’s a person who have exercised, ate the right foods, socialized with others and did everything right. Then they get cancer or another deadly decease. What have they done to deserve that? Why some get more punished than others? Life is unfair but it should be fair to good people. Innocent people should have a great life and bad ones shouldn’t have a life at all. Sometimes it feels what’s the point with life is. We all gonna die eventually so what’s the point? We collect stuff around us and we want to experience things but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter what we do. We could all be just sitting around and waiting for death. But it would be quite boring if people wouldn’t do anything.

One last question. Why do I write about death in an advent calendar? It should be a happy event. Honestly, I didn’t know what else to write. There is a reason why I don’t blog everyday and it’s because I don’t have much to say. I couldn’t be a blogger all day long even if I would get paid for it. There’s too much pressure to be perfect all the time. I do admire those who do blog for a living. I really do solute you. I’m just not that crazy about blogging that I would want to have it as a job. I let others do the work and I’m just reading them. What if you really could get money by reading blogs all day? That’s a question I bet no one knowns the real answer to.

 

Tallenna